Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Date of Birth:

Jul 15, 1961

Place of Birth:

Longview, Texas, USA

Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, director, and activist. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

After making his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Whitaker went on to earn a reputation for intensive character study work for films, such as Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bird (1988), The Crying Game (1992), Phenomenon (1996), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), The Great Debaters (2007), The Butler (2013), Arrival (2016), and Respect (2021). He has also appeared in blockbusters, such as Panic Room (2002), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Saw Gerrera, and Black Panther (2018) as Zuri. For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British historical drama film The Last King of Scotland (2006), Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped (1993), and directed the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and First Daughter (2004).

Apart from his film career, Whitaker is also known for his humanitarian work and activism. In 2011, he was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, later receiving a promotion to Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation, and serves as the CEO of Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI), a non-profit outreach program.

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filmography:

Black Panther Black Panther

2018

Burden Burden

2020

Bank Robber Bank Robber

1993

I Am You I Am You

2016

Hands of a Stranger Hands of a Stranger

1987

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

Finding Steve McQueen Finding Steve McQueen

2019

City of Lies City of Lies

2018

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

2001

A Man's Story A Man's Story

2011

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

2018

Tag: The Assassination Game Tag: The Assassination Game

1982

Ripple Effect Ripple Effect

2007

The Forgiven The Forgiven

2018

Arrival Arrival

2016

Stakeout Stakeout

1987

Jason's Lyric Jason's Lyric

1994

Southpaw Southpaw

2015

Mysteries of the Unseen World Mysteries of the Unseen World

2013

Black Nativity Black Nativity

2013

Two Men in Town Two Men in Town

2014

Criminal Justice Criminal Justice

1990

Everyone's Hero Everyone's Hero

2006

Dragon Hunters Dragon Hunters

2008

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000

The Follow The Follow

2001

Odyssey in Rome Odyssey in Rome

2005

Dope Dope

2015

Making a Scene Making a Scene

2013

Taken 3 Taken 3

2014

Platoon Platoon

1986

How It Ends How It Ends

2018

Big George Foreman Big George Foreman

2023

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022

Megalopolis Megalopolis

2024

Havoc Havoc

1970

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

2020

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

1994

Making of Phone Booth Making of Phone Booth

1970

Prophets of Change Prophets of Change

2022

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022

A Fall from Grace A Fall from Grace

1970

The Misbehavers The Misbehavers

2004

Mon Clown Mon Clown

2008

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

2023

Food Chains Food Chains

2014

Rising from Ashes Rising from Ashes

2013

First Daughter First Daughter

2004

Respect Respect

2021

Vision Quest Vision Quest

1985

The Paperboy The Paperboy

2000

Sorry to Bother You Sorry to Bother You

2018

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

2017

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

2020

The Making of 'Making a Scene' The Making of 'Making a Scene'

2013

Mr. Holland's Opus Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020

Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai

2001

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'

2017

Shooting 'Panic Room' Shooting 'Panic Room'

2004

Before the Music Dies Before the Music Dies

2006

Zulu Zulu

2013

Pawn Pawn

2013

Article 99 Article 99

1992

Phenomenon Phenomenon

1996

Hurricane Season Hurricane Season

2009

Bird Bird

1988

The Color of Money The Color of Money

1986

Repo Men Repo Men

2010

Species Species

1995

Fast Times at Ridgemont High Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

A Rage in Harlem A Rage in Harlem

1991

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996

The Great Debaters The Great Debaters

2007

Green Dragon Green Dragon

2001

Our Family Wedding Our Family Wedding

2010

The Air I Breathe The Air I Breathe

2007

Vantage Point Vantage Point

2008

Bloodsport Bloodsport

1988

Phone Booth Phone Booth

2003

Smoke Smoke

1995

The Last King of Scotland The Last King of Scotland

2006

Street Kings Street Kings

2008

Johnny Handsome Johnny Handsome

1989

Good Morning, Vietnam Good Morning, Vietnam

1987

Ready to Wear Ready to Wear

1994

Panic Room Panic Room

2002

The Crying Game The Crying Game

1992

Body Count Body Count

1998

The Marsh The Marsh

2006

Battlefield Earth Battlefield Earth

2000

Body Snatchers Body Snatchers

1993

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999

Downtown Downtown

1990

A Little Trip to Heaven A Little Trip to Heaven

2005

Catch.44 Catch.44

2011

The Fourth Angel The Fourth Angel

2001

Feast of All Saints Feast of All Saints

2001

Lush Life Lush Life

1993

Repentance Repentance

2014

Last Light Last Light

1993

The Last Stand The Last Stand

2013

The Enemy Within The Enemy Within

1994

A Dark Truth A Dark Truth

2012

Out of the Furnace Out of the Furnace

2013

The Butler The Butler

2013

Freelancers Freelancers

2012

Witness Protection Witness Protection

1999

Serving Life Serving Life

2011

Diary of a Hitman Diary of a Hitman

1991

Even Money Even Money

2006

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

2010

Winged Creatures Winged Creatures

2009

Consenting Adults Consenting Adults

1992

My Own Love Song My Own Love Song

2010

The Experiment The Experiment

2010

American Gun American Gun

2005

Where the Wild Things Are Where the Wild Things Are

2009

Mary Mary

2005

Crips and Bloods: Made in America Crips and Bloods: Made in America

2009

Light It Up Light It Up

1999

Lullaby for Pi Lullaby for Pi

2010

Deacons for Defense Deacons for Defense

2003

Powder Blue Powder Blue

2009

Blown Away Blown Away

1994

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